Shipping and Receiving Supervisor - LALA US, Inc

LALA US manufactures Yogurt Smoothie with Probiotics, Frusion Yogurt Smoothie, Crema Mexicana, and Blended Yogurt. The facility provides a clean work environment, well-lit, highly automated production facility and career advancement opportunities. LALA US provides a competitive total benefits package including:

• Competitive pay.  The expected salary range for this position is $75,000 - $80,000 annually.
• Annual increases based on merit and Company performance
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• 401k with Company match
• Paid vacation, personal days, and holidays

Position Summary:

Scheduling and overseeing all aspects of supply chain for production and distribution of product at the Omaha plant and cooler facility.

Position hours are 4:00PM - 3:00AM.  Schedule may vary week to week. Candidates must have availability to work on weekends to meet cooler facility demands. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule all finish goods for the Omaha plant.
• Schedule all finished goods from co-packers.
• Coordinate inbound raw materials with purchasing group for optimal scheduling of plant lines.
• Accountable for finish goods inventory accuracy.
• Accountable for raw materials inventory.
• Monitoring of inventory transactions/ issues dealing with plant shrink.
• Supervising warehouse/Robotics employees.
• Superior customer satisfaction by obtaining on time delivery and 99.5% order fulfillment.
• Shall be responsible for reporting and taking any necessary action to prevent food safety and food quality problems from occurring.
• Demonstrates understanding of financial impact of decisions. Actively shares core business knowledge and processes to leverage team
• Incorporates change management skills to lead/ coach others through change.  Comfortably manages risk and uncertainty for self and team.
• Builds collaborative relationships with peers across the organization to ensure understanding and speech in delivering results. 
• Uses appropriate resources, analysis, experiences, judgment, and wisdom to make timely, sound business decisions.
• Monitors and reports on actual demand vs. forecasted demand within the current month, and acts as a liaison between sales & marketing, and operations when actual demand diverges significantly from forecasted demand to determine necessary options.
• Prioritizes continuous improvement opportunities and develops team’s proficiency in continuous improvement methods. 
• Models key processes and communicates reasoning behind policies and procedures.
• Identify, prioritize, and implement continuous improvement solutions.
• Establish and implement methods and best practices related to the systems and process that support inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control.
• Establishes and supervises production scheduling activities by monitoring material inventories, tracking progress of production and reviewing factors that affect schedules.
• Develop and execute a sourcing strategy to meet the company’s business growth and sourcing requirements.
• Any food safety or quality incidents must be reported to plant leadership.
• Other duties as assigned.  

Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:

• Ability to work in a constantly changing, fast paced production environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Able to work effectively with all levels of employees including plant personnel to senior management.
• This position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule to meet production and operational needs.
• This position requires regular and prompt attendance during the working hours scheduled by the Department Manager.

Working Conditions:

• Frequently stand, walk and sit.
• Occasionally bend at the waist, twist/turn, kneel, squat, climb/heights, crawl, reach outward and above shoulder.
• Constantly have head/neck movements.
• Frequently lift and carry up to 20 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds and push/pull up to 20 pounds.
• Constantly type/keyboard and repetitive hand use.
• Exposed to loud noise when on the warehouse/production floor.
• Exposed to loud noise when on warehouse/production floor.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum Education Required: Bachelor's Degree.
• Ten (10) years of experience in sales forecasting, logistics, and manufacturing.  
• Successful candidates will be subject to a comprehensive background check and drug screening as part of the hiring process

LALA US is an equal opportunity employer.